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Carmel Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Monterey (18 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1042 | 945 | 782 | 784 | 622 | 527 | 432 | 380 | 432 | 191 | 286 | 220 | 203 | 162 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 154 | 152 | 149 | 145 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:19PM 1.64 | 11:27AM 1.21 | 10:52PM 1.74 | 12:26PM 1.15 | 11:29PM 1.79 | 1:30PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM -0.17 | 4:40PM 0.42 | 5:54AM -0.29 | 5:16PM 0.55 | 6:46AM -0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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